USING THE MIL DOT RETICLE (ET3124F / ET6245F)
Your Bushnell riflescope contains a mil-dot reticle (1st focal plane), the most accurate means of range estimation using a manual optical device. These mil dots also allow precise leads for moving targets and exact compensation for shooting in a crosswind.
RETICLE DESCRIPTION
The middle of this reticle contains four evenly spaced mil-dots arrayed outward vertically and horizontally from the center. Actually, because the very center dot was left out to allow clear aiming, the reticle represents five mils in any direction -- ten vertical mils -- as shown in the illustration. Note that the most outward dot is replaced by the edge of the heavier reticle line.
One mil is the space from center-dot to center-dot. One-half and one-quarter mils are easy to estimate mentally; with practice, you can measure tenths of mils for the most exact ranging.
RANGING WITH YOUR MIL-DOT RETICLE
The mil is an angular measurement -- 1/6400th of a circle -- which equals almost precisely one yard at 1000 yards, or one meter at 1000 meters. This proportional relationship makes possible a simple formula to compute distances:
The Measured Object’s Width or Height in Yards x 1000
Object’s Width or Height in Mils
This formula works equally well with meters, but don’t mix meters and yards: Measure the object in yards to find the distance in yards, use meters to yield distances in meters.
Looking through your scope, select an object at the distance you want to range -- an object whose width or height you know or can estimate accurately. Man-made objects of uniform size, such as fenceposts, are best, but any object of known dimensions will do. Measure the object’s